OCRV Center

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RV Roof, Slide-Out and Awning Repair near Placentia

This category covers the three systems that let water into an RV: the roof, the slide-out openings and the awning rail. OCRV Center reseals and replaces EPDM, TPO and fiberglass roofs, services Schwintek, Lippert In-Wall, Power Gear and BAL Accu-Slide mechanisms, and repairs Carefree, Dometic and Solera awnings. All work is in-shop, ten minutes from Placentia.

Why are the roof, slides and awning grouped together?

Because they share one failure mode: a fastener or a seam that penetrates the exterior envelope and is sealed with a product that ages. Roof seams, slide flanges and awning rails are all screwed through the skin, and Southern California heat cycles that sealant to failure faster than most owners expect.

The awning rail is the most underestimated of the three. It is a long extrusion fastened through the sidewall with dozens of screws, so when its sealant fails the water enters at height and runs down inside the wall, showing up much later as a delaminated bubble or a soft floor.

Slide-out openings add movement to the equation. A room that extends and retracts flexes the surrounding structure on every cycle, so the sealant around that opening works harder than sealant anywhere else on the coach and needs inspection on a real schedule.

How often should these systems be inspected?

Twice a year is the practical answer in this climate, plus after any trip that involved low branches, hail or a heavy wind event. Sealant inspection is cheap. The delamination and subfloor rebuild that follows a season of unnoticed intrusion is not.

An in-shop inspection puts the coach under proper lighting with the roof accessible on a safe working platform, which is the only way to actually see hairline separation at a front cap seam or a lifting edge on an Eternabond run.

Slide seals get checked in the same visit. A bulb seal that has taken a compression set no longer springs back, and the gap it leaves at the top of an extended room is exactly where wind driven rain enters during a winter storm.

What is included

  • Roof membrane inspection, reseal and full replacement in EPDM, TPO or fiberglass
  • Dicor self leveling lap sealant and Eternabond seam work
  • Slide-out mechanism service on Schwintek, Lippert In-Wall, Power Gear and BAL Accu-Slide
  • Slide seal, wiper and bulb seal replacement with proper compression
  • Awning fabric, roller, arm and motor replacement on Carefree, Dometic and Solera units
  • Opening squareness verification before any mechanism reinstall
  • Water intrusion testing on every seam that was opened

Roof, Slide-Out & Awning services

Roof Repair

RV roof repair, resealing and full membrane replacement for Placentia, California. EPDM, TPO and fiberglass roofs, Dicor and Eternabond seam work, done in-shop.

Slide-Out Repair

Slide-out repair near Placentia, California for Schwintek, Lippert In-Wall, Power Gear and BAL Accu-Slide systems. Motors, rails, seals and room alignment done in-shop.

Awning Repair

RV awning repair near Placentia, California. Fabric, roller tube, arms, motors and rails on Carefree, Dometic and Solera awnings, repaired and resealed in-shop.

Questions we get asked

Can I get all three systems looked at in one visit?
Yes, and that is the efficient way to do it. A single in-shop inspection covers the roof membrane and seams, the slide-out mechanisms and seals, and the awning rail and hardware. Placentia owners are about ten minutes out, so a same day drop off and evaluation is straightforward to schedule.
Do you charge for the inspection?
Yes. The RV systems evaluation is $150 and is applied as a credit toward the repair if you proceed. If the issue is electrical or requires instrumented troubleshooting, diagnostics are $285 per hour with a one hour minimum, also credited against the resulting repair.
My slide works but the roof leaks above it. Related?
Very often. Water entering at the roof to sidewall seam above a slide-out opening runs down inside the wall and pools on the slide flange, which is where it finds the fasteners. Fixing the slide seal alone in that case treats the symptom and leaves the source untouched.

We Can Help! Contact Us Today.

Bring it to the shop and we will assess the damage, document it properly for your insurer, and tell you exactly what the repair involves. Serving Placentia and the surrounding area from our 35,000 square foot facility.

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All work performed in-shop. We stand behind our work.